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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if you only have one kid at a time, they should atill be playing independently for some stretches.  The kids who are most attention-seeking actually need the forced alone time the most IME.[/quote]

Even with their solo play, it is important to engage and play with a child.  Imaginative play is a really important educational and developmental step.  Little humans want to play with adults and that is one of the reasons parents choose nannies.  I encourage independent play - and my charge does - but she also wants HOURS of "you be the baby giraffe and I be the mommy giraffe" or "you be the child and I be the teacher".  [/quote]

I never said that she shouldn’t play with her charge.  I said that the weekends shouldn’t be the only time she isn’t having a conversation with a charge.  In my first post I literally suggested 20-minute stretches.  If your charge can’t think for and entertain him/herself for a 20-minute stretch twice a day then you are robbing him/her of a developmentally crucial skill.[/quote]

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